Where does “slit” come from?

slit (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse slíta, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

Ancestry of “slit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseslítato tear, to tear apart
2Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “slit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Old Norse slíta →